Labor Premier is slammed for taking TWO private jets to the same destination just days after passing emissions bill

A Labor Prime Minister has sparked outrage after chartering two private jets to the same destination just days after passing a landmark emissions bill.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles flew to Police Minister Mark Ryan and Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski in a separate plane, despite the planes taking identical routes on a 2,800km round trip across the state.

The private jets, which cost an estimated $6500 an hour to hire, left Brisbane within 15 minutes of each other on Monday afternoon.

Mr. Miles and his staff flew in an Embraer Phenom 300, while Mr. Ryan and Mr. Gollschewski traveled in a Cessna Citation CJ2+, the Courier mail reports.

The trio landed in Townsville and held a press conference to announce a series of new measures to tackle rising youth crime across the state.

They then returned to their separate jets and flew on to Cairns.

Mr Miles took a separate plane to Police Minister Mark Ryan and Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski (pictured), despite the planes taking identical routes on the 2,800-kilometre return flight

Mr Miles appeared on breakfast TV on Tuesday morning before the trio returned to Townsville and traveled up the coast to Hervey Bay.

The jets eventually returned to Brisbane on Tuesday afternoon with plans for the Prime Minister to return to Cairns the following day.

A government spokeswoman said commercial flights were used where possible but were not suitable for the 2,800km journey.

She said Mr Miles only needed one QGAir aircraft.

“This week the Prime Minister and the new Police Commissioner will meet with Queenslanders and police across the state and share key community safety actions with communities,” her statement read.

‘It is this important engagement that underpins the government’s community safety plan: listening and delivering results.

“Labor is a government for all of Queensland, not just the South East, so it is vital that both the Premier, Ministers and the Commissioner travel to the regions.”

It comes just weeks after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Energy Minister Chris Bowen were criticized for taking separate planes to the same destination and just days after a new emissions law was passed.

Two bills were passed in Queensland’s state parliament on Thursday: the Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Bill and the Clean Economy Jobs Bill.

The bold vision for emissions reductions of 50 percent by 2030 and 75 percent by 2035 is now enshrined in Queensland law.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seen boarding a private jet with his fiancée Jodie Haydon

An eagle-eyed local on Thursday revealed two Royal Australian Air Force planes waiting on the tarmac at Scone Airport, sparking the saga (pictured)

The reforms also guarantee a target of 80 percent renewable energy production by 2035 and enshrine public ownership of energy assets.

Mr Miles said in a message to X on Thursday that the passage of the new legislation was a “historic day for the Sunshine State”.

“For me it is the combination of more than 16 years of work, first as an activist, then as a minister and now as the premier of the state,” he said.

“Just as previous generations used our natural resources to secure the prosperity we enjoy today, we can use our renewable energy resources with deep storage to provide that same kind of prosperity for future generations.

Mr Albanese and Mr Bowen sparked outrage last month after making a $1 billion climate announcement on two separate planes.

Mr Bowen was forced to explain the move, saying the runway at Scone Airport was not sturdy enough to accommodate the Prime Minister’s larger plane.

He said the number of staff accompanying the pair on the trip also had to be reduced due to weight restrictions.

“The Prime Minister always travels with the Royal Australian Air Force… it’s for security reasons and it’s very appropriate,” Mr Bowen said.

‘The airstrip at Scone was not strong enough to accommodate the large aircraft, so the air force recommended and took two small aircraft.’